Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
The Gentry Eviction Risk: Lower , Princeton Meadows
Tract 34023008605 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 2,842 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Tract 34023008605, home to 2,842 residents in The Gentry in Princeton Meadows, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #21,453 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,864 a month while the average household earns $143,173 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,239
Renter share52.5%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$143,173
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton Meadows and the region
Centroid at 40.3322, -74.5761 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Gentry scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Princeton Meadows
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,864 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Princeton Meadows
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Princeton Meadows
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Princeton Meadows
2.9
How The Gentry compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 6Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.2%Peak (2015)
- 6Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Gentry. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.2%Food insecurity
- 3.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 11.2%Frequent mental distress
- 14.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Gentry
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Princeton eviction risk Meadows, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Middlesex County average of 6.4 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 6 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.2% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023008605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023008605?
Census tract 34023008605 in the The Gentry neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34023008605?
Median gross rent is $1,864/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023008605?
4.3% of residents in tract 34023008605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,842.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023008605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 22th, minority 87th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 34023008605 considered part of The Gentry?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023008605 fall within The Gentry (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023008605?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023008605 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.22% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023008605 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023008605 compare to Princeton Meadows overall?
Tract 34023008605 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Princeton Meadows at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Princeton eviction risk Meadows; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Princeton Meadows
Top eight tracts in Princeton Meadows ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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